Introduction : The Argument = 11
Section 1 : Poverty defies growth : case for equity building institutions = 17
Section 2 : Four cases
Case one : Local Governance = 31
Case two : Regional cooperation = 42
Case three : Women's politics = 49
Case four : Recasting, reporting and monitoring indices = 55
Section 3 : Discrimination against women defies law = 61
Section 4 : Recommendations = 67
Section 5 : Retrospect of key issues = 75
Bibliography = 79
Section 1 : Poverty defies growth : case for equity building institutions = 17
Section 2 : Four cases
Case one : Local Governance = 31
Case two : Regional cooperation = 42
Case three : Women's politics = 49
Case four : Recasting, reporting and monitoring indices = 55
Section 3 : Discrimination against women defies law = 61
Section 4 : Recommendations = 67
Section 5 : Retrospect of key issues = 75
Bibliography = 79